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...prestige category. The rest is mass market." Such criticisms draw a scathing response from Owen-Jones. "Analysts work like politicians," he sniffs. "They spend their time justifying that they've always had a point of view." He refuses to restructure. There are "so many other places you can invest if what you want is bloodletting," he says...
...international reputation. Total insists that it has done nothing ethically wrong in setting up a big gas project there--after all, there are no official U.N. sanctions. But the taint of working with an especially despotic regime and allegations about forced labor raise difficult questions. "Can a company invest in a country that is considered not democratic?" Dairon asks. "Should it substitute for international organizations in judging a country in the first place?" One manager suggests that Total has to publicize the positive things about investing in a military dictatorship: jobs, development, even the hope of change. Good point, Dairon...
...green up are both sincere and vital for the firm's long-term health. The main reason: they're feeling pressure from investors, not just activists. There's a small but growing industry of politically correct stock funds in Europe, with an estimated $40 billion under management, that invest only in companies they consider socially responsible. "Investors want the best possible investment. Even if ethics is not their cup of tea, they consider companies that take into account good ethical principles to be well managed," says Jean-Pierre Cordier, the senior Total executive in charge of the ethics drive...
...inch screen might look small, but resolution is first-class. And if you find the keyboard and tracking mouse pointer a little fiddly, you can invest in a portable USB mouse to make things easier. Given that the MP-XP7230 weighs in at a mere 905 g (without battery), who's complaining...
...screen might look small, but resolution is first-class. And if you find the keyboard and tracking mouse pointer a little fiddly, you can invest in a portable USB mouse to make things easier. Given that the MP-XP7230 weighs in at a mere 905 g (without battery), who's complaining...